“Making gold from mercury?” The 15-billion-won alchemy scam that shook Gyeongseong a century ago
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- The headline presents a historical feature about an alchemy scam in Gyeongseong a century ago that involved 15 billion won.
“Making gold from mercury?” A century ago, an alchemy scam involving 15 billion won shook Gyeongseong.
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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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